17 June 1553: Edward VI (d. 6 July) alters his 'devise', leaving the throne to Lady Jane Grey (NPG)

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Self Portrait With Melons, 2022.
Hand-stitched paper collage.
17.5 x 13cms, unframed.
One of a kind.

Body: Photo by David McEnery, c1975.

Head: Self-Portrait With Palette by Pablo Picasso, 1906. Cut from a NPG leaflet, 2016

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11 June 1598: Hugh Peter[s] independent preacher, baptised at Fowey Much-satirised as right-hand preacher of Cromwell &c.
I have put three satirical prints and one 'vera effigies' print here (BM/NPG) Take your pick.

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Paula Rego was such an inspiring, influential figure for me - I couldn’t really start my day without a portrait.

(Photograph used as reference is Eamonn McCabe’s Portrait in NPG)

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Works by versatile, prolific William Blake Richmond (1842-1921) for Venus & Anchises (1890 Walker Art Gall), William Morris (1880s NPG), Charity (1910, Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Sq) plus a sumptuous example of aesthetic dress with Mrs Luke Ionides (1879, V&A)

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31 May 1555: John Whitgift, future Archbishop of Canterbury is elected a Fellow of Peterhouse Cambridge

(NPG)

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17 May 1551: Mary Dudley & Henry Sidney (NPG) make vows publicly at Ely House This following their private marriage at Esher in February

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5 May 1586: Following the death of her father, Henry Sidney former Lord Deputy of Ireland Mary Herbert Sidney & Countess of Pembroke retires to Wilton (NPG)

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This NPG is so GORGEOUS but DANGEROUS Don't you want her 😍 Grab her now before anyone else!

https://t.co/rXnvdikcTw
https://t.co/jDv4Duh2t1

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略称「NPG」にしたらネポネポゲームだってかっこいいと思うんです。

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18 Mar 1554: The date on which Thomas Wyatt and his well-heeled co-conspirators originally planned to rise - it was Palm Sunday that year. (NPG)

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Won this baddass NPG from game night 😎 Cool asf. Good game good game!

Check collection: https://t.co/jFpeLjP3S1

$NEAR

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6 Mar 1616: d. Francis Beaumont playwright, student of Ben Jonson, close collaborator with John Fletcher. Buried in Abbey in May 1616. (NPG)

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2 Mar 1561: b. John Overall future bishop of at Hadleigh (NPG)

He would go on to question double predestination at the Hampton Court conference at the start of the reign of James I

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15 Feb 1628: After a clash with vessels Kenelm Digby lands at There he buys the freedom of 40-50 men in order to recrew his ships (NPG/British Museum)

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11 Feb 1558: the will of Gerlach Flicke is proved (National Galleries of Scotland / Royal Armouries at the Tower of London/ NPG)

Flicke is now probably best remembered for his Thomas Cranmer portrait.

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23 Jan 1606: 4 days before his execution Everard Digby, Gunpowder Plotter, writes a final letter to his children including Kenelm - below. Kenelm would be a privateer , duellist & much else as well as Henrietta Maria’s representative to the Papacy in the 1640s (NPG)

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19 Jan 1644: forces invade under the command of Alexander Leslie, Earl of (NPG)

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